Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

Selective Service Act of 1940
Other short titles	Burke-Wadsworth Selective Training and Service Act; Selective Service Act of 1940;
Long title	An Act to provide for the common defense by increasing the personnel of the armed forces of the United States and providing for its training.
Nicknames	Burke–Wadsworth Act
Enacted by	the 76th United States Congress
Effective	September 16, 1940 Armand
Citations
Public law	76-783
Statutes at Large	54 Stat. 885, Chapter 720
Codification
Titles amended	50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense
U.S.C. sections created	50 U.S.C. Appendix § 301 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 4164 by Edward R. Burke (D–NE), James W. Wadsworth Jr. (R–NY); Passed the Senate on August 28, 1940 (58–31); Passed the House on September 7, 1940 (263–149, in lieu of H.R. 10132); Reported by the joint conference committee on September 14, 1940; agreed to by the House on September 14, 1940 (233–124) and by the Senate on September 14, 1940 (47–25); Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 16, 1940;

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Training and Service Act.

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act, Pub. L. 76–783, 54 Stat. 885, enacted September 16, 1940,^[1] was the first peacetime conscription in United States history. This Selective Service Act required that men who had reached their 21st birthday but had not yet reached their 36th birthday register with local draft boards. Later, when the U.S. entered World War II, all men from their 18th birthday until the day before their 45th birthday were made subject to military service, and all men from their 18th birthday until the day before their 65th birthday were required to register.^[2]

^ 232–124 in the House, with 186 Democrats and 46 Republicans in favor, 32 Democrats, 88 Republicans, and 4 others against. 47–25 in the Senate, with 40 Democrats and 7 Republicans in favor, 13 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 2 others against. "Final Roll-Calls on Draft Bill", The New York Times, September 15, 1940
^ United States v. Groupp, 459 F.2d 178, at para 4 (1st Cir. 26 April 1972).

[1] 232–124 in the House, with 186 Democrats and 46 Republicans in favor, 32 Democrats, 88 Republicans, and 4 others against. 47–25 in the Senate, with 40 Democrats and 7 Republicans in favor, 13 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 2 others against. "Final Roll-Calls on Draft Bill", The New York Times, September 15, 1940

[factmonster-2] United States v. Groupp, 459 F.2d 178, at para 4 (1st Cir. 26 April 1972).

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